Thesaurus results for LOPPING

lopping

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present participle of lop

as in pruning

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Frequently Asked Questions All hibiscus needs some sort of pruning every year, but the amount depends on the type of hibiscus.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 3 Sep. 2026
However, pruning at planting is essential for developing a strong, productive canopy.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 21 Aug. 2026

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Landlords Even before legislation banning institutional investors from purchasing more single-family homes became law, the eight largest Wall Street landlords were trimming their portfolios.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
The changes include cutting small teams consisting of one to two reports by nearly half and trimming employees seven steps away from the CEO by 20%.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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Rebroadcasting, clipping or other uses are not permitted without licensing.

— Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 21 Aug. 2026
Mastering the clipping economy Some of Ossoff’s newfound fans know him mostly from clips — one or two-minute-long videos that travel wide and far on social media platforms.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of clipping

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The miniseries is only three hours long, so Wallace had to heavily truncate King’s gargantuan tome, curtailing and expunging scenes and entire characters, as well as toning things down to fit broadcast rules.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
The United States should expect Beijing to continue to wield its agriculture sector for geopolitical influence, whether through curtailing imports of food, restricting exports of select commodities, or both.

— Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

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There were no major surprises after the team made its final cuts, paring the roster down to 53 players days ahead of the flight to Melbourne, Australia, for Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Shares had jumped nearly 630% before paring gains to close at 845 yuan.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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Last year's addition of telephoto capacity in the baseline Pixel models bodes well for cropping into a shot and turning something relatively far away into a moment.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Meta released its Content Seal AI watermark recently, but Reuters found that simply cropping the images a bit would often eliminate the watermark.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

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Espionage remains a business of outside attacks—hacking—and of personal recruitment and relationships.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Critics have said the drones are susceptible to security risks including hacking and package theft, as well as risks associated with an overcrowded airspace.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of hacking

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Reigns has a matchup with Penta in Mexico City later this month to defend his title, but LA Knight is also nipping at his heels to get a shot at the championship.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Younger artists were nipping at her heels, and her record company dumped her.

— Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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